Tea Party's Angle Paces Nevada GOP Senate Primary

By

Tamara Audi And

Alexandra Berzon

Updated June 10, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

Early returns indicated that conservative outsider and tea-party pick Sharron Angle had overtaken more established rivals and appeared on track to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Nevada—which would give incumbent Democratic Sen. Harry Reid the opponent he had hoped to face.

With 30% of precincts reporting at press time, Ms. Angle, a former state assemblywoman, was ahead of former casino executive Sue Lowden by 36.6% to 30.9%. Ms. Lowden had emerged as the early leader in the race and was embraced by the...